Jane Irwin Harrison
Jane Irwin Harrison (born July 23, 1804 Mercersburg, Pennsylvania , † May 11, 1845 ) was entrusted with the duties of First Lady of the United States during the one-month tenure of US President William H. Harrison . She was the widow of William H. Harrison Jr., his son. The President's wife, Anna Harrison , was very ill and could not accompany him to Washington , so Jane had to do some public work for her.
She was the aunt of the future US President Benjamin Harrison , whose mother and Jane's sister were also married to a son William H. and Anne Harrison, John Scott Harrison.
literature
- Christopher J. Leahy, Sharon William Leahy: The Ladies of Tippecanoe, and Tyler Too. In Katherine AS Sibley (Ed.): A Companion to First Ladies. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester 2016, ISBN 978-1-118-73222-9 , pp. 142-158.
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| SURNAME | Harrison, Jane Irwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | First Lady of the USA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mercersburg, Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1845 |